Railways
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Team |
Railways cricket team |
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Founded |
1958 |
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Governed by |
Railways Sports Promotion Board |
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Home Ground |
Karnail Singh Stadium, New Delhi |
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First-class debut |
against Eastern Punjab in 1958 at Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar |
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Ranji Trophy title wins |
2 |
The Railways cricket team represents Indian railways in Indian domestic cricket. It is governed by the Railways Sports Promotion Board. The team's home ground is East Coast Railway Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.
The Railways team was founded in the year 1958. In the same year, the Railways cricket team also played its first-class game, against Eastern Punjab in Jalandhar. While Railways could not enjoy a very successful phase in the first few decades, it enjoyed a good run in 2000s.
The Railways cricket team has won two Ranji Trophy titles so far and both the victories came in 2000s. They won their first title in 2001-02 season before winning India's premier first-class tournament again in 2004-05. Railways have also finished runners-up in the Ranji Trophy twice - 1987-88 and 2000-01. In the 2000s, the team also won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2005-06 season.
Railways Cricket Team Honours:
Ranji Trophy:
- Winners (2): 2001–02, 2004–05
- Runners-up (2): 1987–88, 2000–01
Wills Trophy:
- Runners-up: 1988-89
Vijay Hazare Trophy:
- Winners: 2005–06
- Runners-up: 2013–14
Railways Cricket Team Squads:
Karn Sharma, Bhargav Merai, Vivek Singh, Mohammad Saif, Shivam Chaudhary, Upendra Yadav, Pratham Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Suraj Ahuja, Himanshu Sangwan, Yuvraj Singh, Akash Pandey, Kunal Yadav, Adarsh Singh, Ayan Chaudhari, Rajat Nirwal
Railways
- Owner : The Railways Sports Promotion Board
- Captain : Upendra Yadav
COMPLETED / Elite, Group D / Narendra Modi Stadium
229/10 (80.2 ov)
438/10 (133.3 ov)
Tamil Nadu won by an inning and 25 runs.
COMPLETED / Elite, Group D / Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium
500/9 (154.5 ov)
351/10 (111.2 ov)
Match drawn
COMPLETED / Elite, Group D / Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri
196/10 (61.5 ov)
234/10 (73.2 ov)
Railways won by 37 runs
COMPLETED / Elite, Group D / Government Model Senior Secondary School
109/10 (47 ov)
142/10 (49.2 ov)
Railways won by 181 runs.
Railways Stats
Most Run Scores
7
Matches
534
Runs
7
Matches
498
Runs
7
Matches
407
Runs
Most Wickets Takers
6
Matches
19
Wickets
7
Matches
18
Wickets
5
Matches
17
Wickets
Railways Players
Shivam Chaudhary
All Rounder
Vivek Singh
Batter
Himanshu Sangwan
Batter
Pratham Singh
Batter
Mohammad Saif
All Rounder
Yuvraj Singh
All Rounder
Akash Pandey
Batter
Adarsh Pushpendra Singh
All Rounder
